Sandy Salinas-DeLeon will be the first principal of Cunningham Middle School at South Park, Corpus Christi ISD announced Wednesday. The campus, part of the Bond 2016 package approved by voters, will open in August.

Salinas-DeLeon, who has served 15 years with the district, previously was the principal of Cunningham Middle School, which will merge with South Park Middle School. While at Cunningham, Salinas-DeLeon oversaw a campus initiative to become an AVID National Demonstration School, making it one of the leading schools for college readiness, according to a CCISD news release.

Sandy Salinas-DeLeon(Photo: Contributed photo)

She has a bachelor's degree in education from Sul Ross State University and a master’s in educational administration from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

“We are delighted to have Mrs. Salinas-DeLeon as the leader of one of the three new school buildings we will open this year,” CCISD Superintendent Roland Hernandez said. “We are confident she will be a warm, welcoming leader as the community comes together to create new traditions at their new school.”

CCISD will fill additional leadership positions during the summer months, with the majority of the placements expected to be complete by July 31.